The light rain that had just fallen seemed to be evaporated by the scorching atmosphere.
Danzo Shimura finally arrived with a few of his men.
He was woken up just as he was falling asleep. He wanted to explode, but when he saw the atmosphere at the scene and his men tied up on the ground, he immediately understood what was going on.
He exchanged a calm glance with Sarutobi Hiruzen, and the men behind him immediately understood and quietly retreated to gather the Root men.
"What's going on?" Shimura Danzo asked knowingly.
"Your people attacked the Uchiha child." Sarutobi Hiruzen said coldly.
Shimura Danzo simply replied: "I don't know, no impression."
He believed that the people at the root would never betray the organization.
Seeing that he refused to admit it, Uchiha Cangyue gritted his teeth and said, "Really? Since he is not from Konoha, he must be a spy from the enemy village. According to the rules, we can kill him on the spot and interrogate him ourselves."
He thought these words would force the other party to reveal his true intentions, but the man remained silent as death.
For a time, there was no evidence.
At this moment, Qianren yawned and said lazily:
"Since Danzo-sama says he doesn't know him, we'll take him back and slowly interrogate him using illusions. It's a good opportunity to share the information we gain from the interrogation with the entire village.
Furthermore, since we are going to make the information public, why not ask the Yamanaka clan to corroborate it through torture, so that the whole village will be convinced?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the Uchiha people suddenly understood.
It has to be said that the Uchiha clan are really good at fighting, but unfortunately they are not very good at fighting wits, and often people are even killed by just a few words of flattery.
Now, as long as this information is given to everyone in the village, all the information at the root will become public information!
Shimura Danzo's face instantly turned ashen. He stared at Qianren intently and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "You, are Uchiha Qianren?"
He was filled with regret. Who arranged this idiot to carry out the mission?
In the future, I must think of a way to control the ninja's emotions and memories, so that even if the mission fails, they will never leak any information!
After all, the mission is the life of a ninja!
"Boom!"
A huge thunderbolt struck, and the sky turned dark. Konoha, in late spring, was greeted by a heavy rain like that in summer.
Uchiha Setsuna, who had been silent the entire time, slowly spoke, his voice sounding particularly chilling amidst the thunderstorm:
"It seems that our people are not lying. Danzo, are you really planning to attack us Uchiha?"
Shimura Danzo's eyes rolled wildly, and he could only argue: "This is a misunderstanding! I never gave the order to attack Uchiha!"
"Do you think we will believe it?"
Uchiha Setsuna's tone changed at this moment, his scarlet Sharingan swirling in the heavy rain, his aura suddenly changing, "Though we didn't succeed back then, it's not bad to be able to kill a few of Tobirama's disciples today!"
"Swish! Swish! Swish!"
The three hundred Uchiha elites behind him activated their Sharingan at the same time!
Another flash of lightning streaked across the sky, and under the illumination of the lightning, hundreds of scarlet eyes appeared, like ferocious beasts choosing their prey in the dark night, treacherous and deadly!
The crowds of onlookers retreated in horror, and only a few clan leaders of large families dared to stay where they were, but their faces were already full of vigilance.
The war is about to begin!
Sarutobi Hiruzen knew he couldn't give in any longer, but he still wanted to make one last effort.
He glared at Shimura Danzo resentfully and said to the Uchiha people:
"I will give Danzo a severe punishment for this incident! And I promise to keep a close watch on him from now on! Alternatively, you can make a request, and as long as it's not too excessive, I can agree to it on behalf of Konoha!"
Uchiha Cangyue looked at the densely packed Anbu and Konoha elite ninjas on the surrounding rooftops, and roughly estimated that there were no less than a thousand people.
If a real fight breaks out, the Uchiha will be seriously injured.
He looked at Uchiha Setsuna and shook his head very slightly.
Uchiha Setsuna let the cold rain wash over his old body.
People of his age are no longer like young people, and it is very likely that a heavy rain will lead to a serious illness.
He has never longed for youth as much as he does today. If possible, for the sake of his tribe, he would be willing to be the first to launch a sneak attack and trade one for one with Sarutobi Hiruzen!
So what if I am cursed for eternity?
As long as it can make the family feel better, I will do anything!
Unfortunately, his body no longer allows it.
He slowly turned around, using all his strength to suppress the resentment in his heart, and sighed: "Pay 50 million taels in compensation, and hand this person over to us!"
When Shimura Danzo heard this, he almost couldn't control himself and shouted out loud on the spot.
Fifty million! Enough to cover the expenses of the root for several months!
Sarutobi Hiruzen held him down, stopped him with his eyes, and nodded decisively: "I agree!"
After receiving a satisfactory answer, Uchiha Cangyue and several elders breathed a sigh of relief.
But Uchiha Setsuna wasn't done yet.
He called Qianren to his side, patted his shoulder, and said loudly:
"Danzo, I am a notorious villain in the whole village.
You'd better pray that nothing happens to the young Uchiha people these years. If anything happens, I will think it's you who did it, and then the ending will not be like this!"
"You mean I should send someone to protect him?!" Shimura Danzo roared angrily. This was a naked threat!
As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Setsuna suddenly turned around. He and the three hundred clansmen behind him, like a pack of wolves discovering their prey, locked onto Shimura Danzo with cold murderous intent.
The several Anbu standing behind Shimura Danzo were so overwhelmed by this tangible murderous aura that they unconsciously took half a step back and their legs went weak.
Moreover, the main target of this murderous aura was not even them, but Danzo Shimura in front of them!
"I will personally send someone to take charge of the safety of the Uchiha clan members! You don't have to worry!" Seeing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately spoke up and calmed down the conflict that was about to break out.
Uchiha Setsuna snorted coldly, turned around and left with his people, leaving behind only a few cold words:
"Take that ANBU ninja away! Also, Hiruzen, keep your dog under control!"
Watching the Uchiha clan leave, Sarutobi Hiruzen suppressed his anger and announced to everyone:
"Let's all go, it's just a misunderstanding."
After everyone had dispersed, he brought Shimura Danzo back to the office.
"Are we going to be suppressed by the Uchiha like this forever? How long will your plan last?!" Danzo Shimura asked as soon as he entered the door.
"My plan was going smoothly! It was you! You had to interfere and made me lose face in front of all the major families!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said angrily.
But thinking about how much dirty work the other party usually did for him, he finally suppressed his anger.
"So what? The Uchiha clan is an evil clan. Have you forgotten what Tobirama-sensei said? Why do you look like an old man in his sixties or seventies? You have no fighting power at all?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen lit a cigarette, a barely perceptible sneer curling up the corner of his mouth:
"You don't understand my method. Uchiha Setsuna still has a lot of influence in their family. But fortunately, he has no descendants. As long as he dies, his power will return to Uchiha Cangyue."
"so what?"
"I will support Uchiha Sogaku's son, Uchiha Fugaku, to become the next clan leader. After so many years of being influenced by the Will of Fire, even if he is not one of ours, he will definitely be a moderate figure who can be controlled."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was so happy that he took another puff of his cigarette unconsciously:
"Boil the frog in this way, generation after generation, and continue to use the will of fire to influence their descendants. Within two generations, the Uchiha will be completely integrated into Konoha and become the sharpest knife in our hands.
If necessary, they can even use their people to deal with their own people!"
This was a plan he had hidden for many years, and it was also the fundamental reason why Teacher Tobirama chose him instead of Danzo.
Because Sarutobi Hiruzen once vowed that he could sacrifice everything for Konoha, including his own family!
Shimura Danzo's pupils shrank when he heard this, and after a long moment, he smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that the teacher did have his reasons for choosing you. I'll endure it for a few more years then. As for Uchiha Setsuna... I don't think he'll live much longer."
His eyes became more sinister: "We don't need to do anything ourselves to deal with that brat called Uchiha Qianren.
How about using the old method our teacher used to use and assigning him some impossible tasks, and then having him die unexpectedly on the battlefield?"
"after all--
Isn't that how those disobedient guys died back then? Right, monkey."